From the President
I am pleased to announce that the following faculty, staff, and student representatives will serve on the President’s Council on Equity and Campus Diversity:

Chair: Dolores E. Battle, Equity and Campus Diversity
Co-Chair: Drew J. Kahn, Chair and Professor, Theater

Joseph W. Ball, Associate Director, Campus Services
Susan K. Birden, Associate Professor, Educational Foundations
Barbara T. Bontempo, Professor, English
Lawrence G. Flood, Professor, Political Science
Ashley Goodwin, Graduate Assistant, Equity and Campus Diversity
Tracy P. Johnson, Counselor, Educational Opportunity Program
Natalie Jordan, Graduate Student, Student Personnel Administration
Christine A. Lai, Assistant Professor, Business
Tamara L. McMillan, Associate Director, Student Life
Kevin J. Miller, Chair and Associate Professor, Exceptional Education
Roswell Park IV, Director, Academic Support Programs
Rudy A. Pompert, Men’s Soccer Coach, Intercollegiate Athletics
Janet Reed, Associate Professor, Theater    
Howard M. Reid, Professor, Psychology
John J. Rellinger, Assistant Director, Advancement Services, Institutional Advancement      
Deborah K. Renzi, Coordinator, Field Education, Social Work
Ramona R. Santa Maria, Assistant Professor, Computer Information Systems
Stephanie B. Zuckerman-Aviles, Director, Career Development Center

The President's Council on Equity and Campus Diversity is charged with addressing discrimination, harassment, and campus-climate issues as they relate to the recruitment and retention of students and faculty, staff curriculum development, and student life on campus.
 

From the Chief of University Police
A copy of the Buffalo State College annual security report and campus crime statistics, as reported annually to the U.S. Department of Education, is now posted and available on the University Police website. A hard copy of the annual security report will also be provided upon request.  Please direct all such requests to the Chief of University Police, Chase Hall, Buffalo State College, 1300 Elmwood Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14222, (716) 878-6332. Information can also be obtained from the U.S. Department of Education website at http://ope.ed.gov/security or the Buffalo State website at http://www.buffalostate.edu/offices/police/pdf/securityreport2010.pdf or http://www.buffalostate.edu/offices/police/safety/default.asp?sub=crimestats.

Iroquois Drive will reopen to traffic ahead of schedule on Thursday, September 30, as the electrical duct bank installation nears completion. The next phase of the project will impact Rees Street between Coyer Field and the new residence hall.

The traffic circle adjacent to the Sports Arena will be closed this Thursday and Friday, September 30–October 1. Traffic will be detoured through Lot L-1 and back onto Rees Street. During this period, Lot L-1 will remain open as usual, but the loading zone between Houston Gym and Sports Arena will not be available. 

Next Monday and Tuesday, October 4–5, Rees Street will be closed to traffic in both directions from the Lot L-1 entrance to the Lot F entrance south of Campus West. School buses serving Campus West will not be affected by this road closure. 

Your patience is appreciated as we near completion on this ambitious project. Questions may be e-mailed to VPFM@buffalostate.edu.

Celebrate, Serve, Imagine.    
–The Promise of Buffalo State
The College Council and faculty of Buffalo State College request the honor of your presence at the inauguration of Aaron Podolefsky, Ph.D., as the eighth president of Buffalo State College.

Friday, October 29
3:00 p.m. Doors open at 2:15 p.m. Guests should be seated by 2:45 p.m.
Performing Arts Center at Rockwell Hall

Reception to follow at the Burchfield Penney Art Center.

The favor of your reply is requested. For event details and to R.S.V.P., please visit the Inauguration website.

Please note:  The opportunity for faculty/staff to march in the Inaugural Procession is closed. A complete list of registered marchers can be found online. Check in for registered marchers will take place on the third floor of Rockwell Hall no later than 2:15 p.m. on October 29. Due to the complexity of organizing the procession, we regret we will be unable to accommodate late arrivals.

For more information, please call ext. 5115 or e-mail inaugural@buffalostate.edu.

Celebrate, Serve, Imagine. –The Promise of Buffalo State
The College Council and faculty of Buffalo State College request the honor of your presence at the inauguration of Aaron M. Podolefsky, Ph.D. as the eighth president of Buffalo State College.

Friday, October 29, 2010
3:00 p.m.
Performing Arts Center at Rockwell Hall

Reception to follow at the Burchfield Penney Art Center.

For event details and R.S.V.P., please visit the Inauguration website.

For more information, contact (716) 878-5115 or email.

The New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) has announced that bridge maintenance will be conducted on NY Route 198, Scajaquada Expressway, in the City of Buffalo, Erie County, on Thursday, September 23. As a result, lane restrictions will be in place on eastbound NY Route 198 from Interstate 190 to Grant Street, beginning at 9:00 a.m. until approximately 6:00 p.m. Traffic will be reduced to one lane in the eastbound direction.

The times listed are approximate. This work is weather sensitive and may be delayed in the event of inclement weather. Motorists are advised to use caution and obey all posted speed limits while traveling through the work zone.

From the President
I am pleased to announce the following staff liaisons and presidential appointees to the College Senate for 2010–11:

Academic Plan, Dennis Ponton
Budget and Staff Allocation, Rebecca Schenk
Bylaws and Elections, Benjamin Christy
Curriculum, Rosalyn Lindner
Instruction and Research, Scott Johnson
Faculty and Staff Welfare, Yves Gachette
Standards for Students, Charles Kenyon
Student Welfare, Timothy Ecklund
Presidential Appointee, Kevin Railey
Presidential Appointee, Susanne Bair

From the Provost
The 11th annual Faculty/Staff Research and Creativity Fall Forum will be held Thursday, October 28, in Houston Gym. The goal of this forum is to develop, encourage, and support Buffalo State faculty and staff research and creativity, and to make collaborative research endeavors and grantsmanship more accessible. This is an excellent opportunity to network with other Buffalo State faculty and staff and to identify common scholarly and creative interests that you may have.
br />All faculty and staff are invited to organize an exhibit to present current research, creative activity, or other scholarship. Individual, departmental, or group exhibits are welcome. To participate, please complete the online form.

For more information on the Fall Forum, please visit the Research Foundation’s website.
Titles and abstracts/descriptions are to be submitted electronically by Friday, September 24.

Faculty and staff are invited to attend the second public informational meeting regarding the Buffalo State College Facilities Master Plan, scheduled for Thursday, September 23, at 6:00 p.m. in the Burchfield Penney Art Center.

The Facilities Master Plan effort at Buffalo State, which began in June 2009 and will conclude this fall, will provide a roadmap for campus growth and change. Based on concept alternatives presented to the campus community in spring 2010, the master plan team has now developed its recommendations for campus site and facility needs. The recommendations will be presented during the September 23 meeting. To register, please call ext. 4359, or send an e-mail to VPFM@buffalostate.edu.

The planners’ recommendations will be posted for review and comment at www.buffalostate.edu/facilitiesplan following the meeting.

From the Senior Adviser to the President for Equity and Campus Diversity
I. Policy
It is the policy of Buffalo State College that no otherwise qualified person with a disability shall, solely by reason of that disability, be excluded from participation in employment or access to programs of the college.

Pursuant to the ADA Amendments Act of 2008 (ADAAA), Titles I and II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990, Sections 503 & 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and New York State Executive Law 296, Buffalo State College will not discriminate against any employee, applicant for employment, or student,  because of a physical or mental impairment with regard to any position or program for which that person is qualified. 

In carrying out this policy, the college will make a good-faith effort to reasonably accommodate the physical or mental limitations of an employee, applicant for employment, or student unless such accommodations would impose undue hardship on the operation of the college.

The goal of this policy is to provide equal employment and educational opportunities to enable persons with disabilities to function adequately, both personally and professionally, within the academic, social, and broader college community.

II. Requests for Accommodations

A. Employees and Applicants
Buffalo State College takes affirmative action to employ, advance in employment, and otherwise treat qualified individuals with disabilities without discrimination based upon their physical or mental impairment in all employment practices including but not limited to: advertising, recruitment, employment, upgrading, demotion, transfer, layoff or termination, rates of pay or other forms of compensation, and professional development.

Employees or prospective employees/applicants with disabilities (as defined in the ADAAA 2008) may request reasonable accommodation, if necessary, to enable them to have access to employment opportunity or to perform duties essential to their job. Such requests may be made regardless of title, salary, salary grade, bargaining unit, or employment status (permanent, temporary, or provisional). The college makes reasonable accommodation to the physical, mental health, and learning limitations of employees and applicants for employment, wherever such an accommodation does not impose an undue hardship on the conduct of the mission of the college. 

Employees in need of an accommodation (as defined under ADAAA of 2008) shall make such a request in writing to the ADA Coordinator in the Human Resources Management Office, Cleveland Hall 403.

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